SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 18, 2007
EGL, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas | 000-27288 | 76-0094895 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
15350 Vickery Drive, Houston, Texas | 77032 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (281) 618-3100
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 18, 2007, EGL, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Agreement”) with Talon Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Talon Acquisition Co., a Texas corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”). Parent is owned by a group formed by James R. Crane, the Company’s largest shareholder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, and the investment firms Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (“Centerbridge”) and The Woodbridge Company Limited (“Woodbridge”).
At the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of common stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”), other than any shares owned by Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or its subsidiaries, any shareholders who are entitled to and who properly exercise dissenters’ rights under Texas law, and Mr. Crane and any other members of management who roll over their Company stock into equity of Parent, will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive $38.00 in cash, without interest.
The Board of Directors of the Company approved the Merger Agreement on the unanimous recommendation of a Special Committee comprised entirely of independent directors (the “Special Committee”).
Mr. Crane has agreed to contribute his Company equity into Parent. Mr. Crane, who is the beneficial owner of approximately 17.6% of the Company’s common stock, has also agreed to vote his shares in favor of the Merger.
The Company has made customary representations, warranties and covenants in the Agreement, all of which expire at the effective time of the Merger. The Company may not solicit competing proposals or, subject to exceptions that permit the Company's Board of Directors (or the Special Committee) to take actions required by their fiduciary duties, participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding alternative proposals.
Parent has obtained equity and debt financing commitments for the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, the aggregate proceeds of which will be sufficient for Parent to pay the aggregate merger consideration and all related fees and expenses. Consummation of the Merger is not subject to a financing condition, but is subject to various other conditions, including approval of the Merger by the Company's shareholders, expiration or termination of applicable waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, foreign competition approvals and other customary closing conditions. The parties expect to close the transaction in the second or third quarter of 2007.
The Agreement may be terminated under certain circumstances, including if the Company's Board of Directors (or the Special Committee) has determined in good faith that it has received a superior proposal and otherwise complies with certain terms of the Agreement. Upon the termination of the Agreement, under specified circumstances, the Company will be required to reimburse Parent and Merger Sub for their transaction expenses up to $15 million and under specified circumstances, the Company will be required to pay Parent a termination fee of $30 million. Additionally, under specified circumstances, Parent will be required to pay the Company a termination fee of $30 million. Mr. Crane, Centerbridge and Woodbridge have severally agreed to guarantee their proportionate liability of any such amounts payable by Parent to the Company.
The foregoing summary of the Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The Special Committee engaged Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. ("Deutsche Bank") to serve as financial advisor to the Special Committee. On March 18, 2007, Deutsche Bank delivered an opinion to the Special Committee and the Board of Directors that, as of the date of the opinion, the merger consideration was fair, from a financial point of view, to the shareholders of the Company (other than Mr. Crane and any other members of management who roll over their Company stock into equity of Parent).
In connection with the approval of the Agreement, on March 18, 2007 the Company entered into an amendment to its Rights Agreement. The amendment is described in Item 3.03 below, and such description is incorporated herein by reference.
The Agreement has been included to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures exchanged between the parties in connection with the execution of the Agreement. The representations and warranties may have been made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Company, Parent, or Merger Sub or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company's public disclosures.
Important Additional Information Regarding the Merger will be Filed with the SEC:
In connection with the proposed Merger, the Company will file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE MERGER AND THE PARTIES TO THE MERGER. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement (when available) and other relevant documents filed with the SEC from the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. The Company's security holders and other interested parties will also be able to obtain, without charge, a copy of the proxy statement and other relevant documents (when available) by directing a request by mail or telephone to Investor Relations, EGL, Inc., 15350 Vickery Drive, Houston, Texas 77032, telephone (281) 618-3100, or from the Company's website, www.eaglegl.com.
The Company and its directors, executive officers and other members of its management and employees (including, without limitation, Mr. Crane) may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company's shareholders with respect to the Merger. Information about the Company's directors and executive officers and their ownership of the Company's common stock is set forth herein and in the proxy statement for the Company's 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 14, 2006. Shareholders and investors may obtain additional information regarding the interests of the Company and its directors and executive officers in the Merger, which may be different than those
of the Company's shareholders generally, by reading the proxy statement and other relevant documents regarding the Merger, which will be filed with the SEC.
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
In connection with the approval of the Agreement, on March 18, 2007 the Company entered into an Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Rights Agreement between the Company and Computershare Investor Services, L.L.C., as Rights Agent, dated May 23, 2001 (the “Rights Agreement”). The Amendment was effected to exclude the Merger, the Agreement and the other transactions contemplated thereby from the provisions of the Rights Agreement. The foregoing summary of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
On March 19, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had entered into the Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
The statements included in and incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the consummation of the Merger, the financing of the Merger, timing and effects of the Merger, regulatory approvals and other statements that are not historical facts, are forward looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, market conditions, availability and terms of any financing, actions by regulatory authorities, the Company's financial results and performance, consummation of financing, satisfaction of closing conditions, actions by any other bidder and other factors detailed in risk factors and elsewhere in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize (or the consequences of such a development worsen), or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those forecasted or expected. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update publicly or revise such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit 2.1
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 18, 2007, among the Company, Talon Holdings Corp. and Talon Acquisition Co.*
Exhibit 4.1
Amendment dated March 18, 2007 to the Rights Agreement between the Company and Computershare Investor Services, L.L.C., as Rights Agent, dated May 23, 2001
Exhibit 99.1
Press Release, dated March 19, 2007
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Schedules and Exhibits omitted pursuant to Section 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule to the SEC upon request.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 19, 2007
EGL, INC.
By:_/s/ Dana Carabin______________________
Dana Carabin
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary